Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Recruitment

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) functions under the Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence. It was formed in 1958 when Technical Development Establishment (TDE) and Indian Army and Technical Development and Production (DTDP) amalgamated with Defence Science Organization (DSO). Today, DRDO owns more than 50 laboratories which are dedicated to developing advanced defence equipment. It also works towards the advancement of military technology. The PSU deals in aeronautics, armaments, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life science.

Vision and Mission of DRDO

The aim of DRDO is to provide high edged Defence Services equipment to India so that it can stand on its own in the international market. Apart from these, DRDO focuses on achieving the following:

Make weapons, state-of-the-art sensors, allied equipment and more for Defence Services.

Job prospects in DRDO

DRDO is an agency of the Republic of India, established in 1958. It has its headquarter at new Delhi by the name of DRDO Bhavan. The organisation has about 5,000 scientists in the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS) and around 25,000 other scientific, technical and supporting personnel.

The DRDO recruits candidates for various posts such as:

Scientists

Technicians and Senior Technical Assistants

Admin & Allied Cadre

Research Fellowships

Student Training/Projects

The organization, i.e., DRDO also offers summer internship/industrial training/project work. DRDO comprises different laboratories spread across the country. Each laboratory has a different field of research, development and core competence like armaments, materials, electronics, heavy vehicles, missiles, life sciences etc

Technology Areas:

Its main technology areas in which DRDO deals are:

Aeronautics

Armaments

Combat Engineering

Electronics

Life sciences

Materials

Missiles

Naval Systems

Projects of DRDO

Aeronautics

The DRDO is responsible for the ongoing Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The LCA provide the Indian Air Force with a modern, fly by wire, multi-role fighter, as well as develop the aviation industry in India.

HAL AMCA: Aeronautical Development Agency of DRDO is responsible for the design and development of the fifth generation aircraft. 700 ADA employees and 2,000 employees of DRDO were working on the project.

The organization has also developed Avatar (spacecraft)

Other Hindustan Aeronautics programmes

DRDO has also assisted Hindustan Aeronautics with its programmes, which includes:

HAL Dhruv helicopter

HAL HJT-36

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Other than all the above mentioned projects, DRDO has also developed two unmanned aerial vehicles – the Nishant tactical UAV and the Lakshya (Target) Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA).